Years ago, when my (now ex) husband got out of the military, I traveled from Texas to Michigan with a 10" shubunkin in a 20 gallon aquarium...we put it in the front seat floorboard of the U-Haul, and left the canister filter in place while we traveled. At night we got a back room in a motel and ran an extension cord to our room :D (We also traveled with 2 dogs, a cat, and 2 infant to toddler children...in two vehicles...wasn't the most relaxing trip of my life...)
@Realistically Dazed amazing story, props to you guys for being able to maintain your fishes. As a note, internet etiquette, no need for multiple emojis, it just makes it more difficult to read, but regardless, thanks for sharing!
One thing i learned traveling to shows is to bring reynolds plastic wrap for wrapping buckets or cooler tops. That stops them from spilling in your car
Somewhere in a top secret Seattle area garage is an RV being transformed into an Aquarium CO-OP fishmobile with integrated air, water heating, anti- slosh baffled holding tanks all run by a super quiet Honda inverter generator..... no more Hotel bathroom water changes!
I use coolers. I drill a hole for an airtube when not traveling. If heat is needed, one plastic water bottle with warm water works for hours. If driving, the normal movement of the water provides enough oxygen. When you get to a hotel, use bubblers. I also like plastic plants when traveling to help them feel safe and reduce stress. When transporting African cichlids, try some upsidedown terracota pots or some will get killed...also include plastic plants to help. I want to know what airlines allow domestic transport of fish and how to import fish directly. I know we need a commerical import license, but is it feasilble?
I live in Michigan and Chicago is about a six hour drive from where I live. I would have came but I have pretty bad car sickness, and I don’t have enough tanks for all the fish I would impulse buy.
Awesome video. I'm not sure I have seen anyone make a video like this about housing fish for days as they travel home. Thanks for making this video, I learned a lot.
You are a very busy man. You might not hear this too often, but your hard work and dedication is highly appreciate it. Thank you for sharing all this info to your subscribers, keep it up!👍
Hey Cory. I picked up some Bumblebee Oto's today from my LFS wetspot. Ever had experience with them? I read they're impossible to keep. I like challenges, though!
Aquarium Co-Op I'll have to drive back out to Portland to get some. I tried reading up to find out what they eat since they're unlike other oto's and neither of those were mentioned so that's some amazing info. Thank you Cory! I love these tutorial videos by the way.
Hello, Any tips for traveling on a plane with 7 koi, 4 clown loaches, 2 black ghost knife. I will be going to a local pet shop for pure oxygen...flight time around 17hrs
Cory great content. You have converted me over to sponge filters running off of air pumps. Could you do a video on sizing/flow levels etc for the air pumps on single and multiple tank size please
#AquariumCoop *LMAO Love your guys vids. Good laughs, good info, & good times. what could be better. Also Love the Comment section in this vid too! Thumbs Up!!!*
thanks for vid. we are moving 2200 miles away, the actual drive will be maybe 2,500 miles to TX... i will check out those totes, but if i was to replace water each day, can i use bottled spring or distilled ?? i'd be happy to use the regular tetra aquasafe... but we'll push, we plan on having a heater (plug into outlet in van)... it may be 4 days between out of the tank, and back into new tank... thoughts?? THANKS IN ADVANCE. GOD BLESS!
8 days to get home, I was wondering if starting QT meds in the hotel room would be a good idea so they don’t get ICH or Fluke infested while traveling? Your QT has taught me a lot and because of you I have not lost any fish since following your advice :) Thank you Cory
Would you do this if you where picking up an order of two albino bristlenose plecos at a facility instead of having them shipped if they are packaged as if they are going to be shipped? I'm picking up an order on Tuesday afternoon at Aquatic Arts then staying at a cabin for two nights and returning home on Thursday afternoon. This is only a two hour drive at most for me. Thoughts?
@@AquariumCoop The bacteria would also die pretty quickly if they are in a sealed bag. If driving, you could just put it in a cooler, for example, and use a battery operated bubbler. They are around $15. That would work. I'd only do this though if the travel time with the fish was longer than 2 days. If traveling, don't feed your fish.
Hey Corey, When if your next live feed and how do we join it? Also whats the easiest way and the most inexpensive way to get glass to replace a broken side of an aquarium?
Wow after all that, they can stay in a bag for 3 days, no water changes? So just moving 8 hours, I should be plenty fine with 10 danios and 2 corydoros in a tote or cooler...
Could not find bags for my fishes, I got round containers 3 inches high 5” diameter. Is it safe if so how many fish by containers 4 tetra, my frendly betta and some snails. I would appreciate your concern on this matter.
Do you find the test strips accurate enough to pick up ammonia and nitrites, so they could be used between liquid tests? Interesting video, it’s nice to see how you have the fishes welfare in mind at all times. 😊👍
I know this is an older video so I may not get a replay but I thought I’d try! I plan to travel about 2 hours away and bring home some fish. Wow the help of this video & Irene’s quarantine tank video, I have a tote ready with a heater and Co-Op nano air pump! Do I put tank water in from my home aquariums? Or just hotel tap water? Not sure which would be best for corycats, silvertip tetra, and a dwarf gourami. Thanks!
I’m traveling with a single betta fish for 5 days in a car to California... I’m stopping at hotels every night. All I have is food and a tiny container. Any tips? Fast?
I know this is an older video so I may not get a response but I'm planning a move in the next 3 months and am still a beginner in the hobby so its my first move with fish. I have a ten gallon with a betta, 12 neon tetras, and a few otos. It's about a 2.5 hour drive, so I'm planning on getting a 6.6 gallon ziploc tote. I kept the tub my betta originally came in and was planning on separating the betta in the tub and floating that inside the bigger tote. With it being a shorter drive, will I need any kind of aeration during the trip itself? We're moving over a couple of days so the fish are getting their own trip down so I won't have to worry about unloading anything else and can get them set back up right away. Should I plan to get a separate tote for the neons and the otos, or even just have a second one to bring down the rest of the water so that I don't shock them with a water change right away? And any advice for moving my sponge filter/filter media so that I can minimize the risk of crashing my cycle with the move?
Keep the temperature cooler to keep their metabolism low, so as to not need food. Also, need an air out hole on the lid, mate, amd a small bag of carbon to help with waste.
Could anyone help me out. Looking to buy a tank with the dimensions of 24"L x 24"W x 18"H (inch's). Is this a strange dimension or something can't even find a single one online. But i think these dimensions would be perfect.
okay thanks :) i'll get the 24 inch cube then. Side note thanks for all the informative info over the past year and a month. You and King of DIY. Have gotten me back into fish keeping. You both sell the hobby perfectly, keep up the good work.
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"It's the hotel floor. Not my floor." LOL
Hahaha, that killed me
Hey!
I subscribed for that one 😂😂😂🥴
Years ago, when my (now ex) husband got out of the military, I traveled from Texas to Michigan with a 10" shubunkin in a 20 gallon aquarium...we put it in the front seat floorboard of the U-Haul, and left the canister filter in place while we traveled. At night we got a back room in a motel and ran an extension cord to our room :D (We also traveled with 2 dogs, a cat, and 2 infant to toddler children...in two vehicles...wasn't the most relaxing trip of my life...)
I use a cooler with a solid handle. Dark, solid, easy to carry, insulated, can take water movement, and cheap.
Cory turns a hotel bathroom into a fishroom.
CREATIVE
@Realistically Dazed amazing story, props to you guys for being able to maintain your fishes.
As a note, internet etiquette, no need for multiple emojis, it just makes it more difficult to read, but regardless, thanks for sharing!
One thing i learned traveling to shows is to bring reynolds plastic wrap for wrapping buckets or cooler tops. That stops them from spilling in your car
Somewhere in a top secret Seattle area garage is an RV being transformed into an Aquarium CO-OP fishmobile with integrated air, water heating, anti- slosh baffled holding tanks all run by a super quiet Honda inverter generator..... no more Hotel bathroom water changes!
That flood shot tho ,lol
I use coolers. I drill a hole for an airtube when not traveling. If heat is needed, one plastic water bottle with warm water works for hours. If driving, the normal movement of the water provides enough oxygen. When you get to a hotel, use bubblers. I also like plastic plants when traveling to help them feel safe and reduce stress. When transporting African cichlids, try some upsidedown terracota pots or some will get killed...also include plastic plants to help. I want to know what airlines allow domestic transport of fish and how to import fish directly. I know we need a commerical import license, but is it feasilble?
"I left the female on the bed" -Cory 2017
I started laughing when he said that.
So hilarious 😆....wife heard and asked me wtf I was watching...I said fishes...she says yeah I bet
Eight hour trip using your techniques 100% success. I thank you.
Small electric blanket for heating? Controllable, and can cover multiple bins.
Classic Cory @ his very BEST !!! Old school all the way, tried & tested ....what else is there to say ☕️☕️
Great info! Thanks for sharing! And jimmy humor with the cut ins gets me every time lmao
Thanks Cory and Jimmy.
This was such a HUGE help. Thanks for the great ideas and great advice. Can't wait for catfish con 2018! :)
It was awesome seeing you at the aquatic experience, Cory and Jimmy!
+Millerific thanks for coming! We are humbled!
+Millerific thanks for coming! We are humbled!
I live in Michigan and Chicago is about a six hour drive from where I live. I would have came but I have pretty bad car sickness, and I don’t have enough tanks for all the fish I would impulse buy.
+Jarod Boening mo worries!
HAHAH love the little comedy cut ins from jimmy. Great info thanks man.
i did this once on a florida to NY trip i just brought some cycles rings and an airstone with 7.5 gallon buckets got some cool fish
Awesome video. I'm not sure I have seen anyone make a video like this about housing fish for days as they travel home.
Thanks for making this video, I learned a lot.
+Michael Agostino glad it was worth us documenting :)
That is major dedication to the safe transport of fish👍🏼
You are a very busy man. You might not hear this too often, but your hard work and dedication is highly appreciate it. Thank you for sharing all this info to your subscribers, keep it up!👍
Thanks so much! I have to change places and I don't have anyone who can take care of them
So I guess sloshing isn't a real concern then? I'd always assumed that was a fairly significant stressor
I have been involved in transporting 75 bluegills over 15 hours of driving . There is for sure work to be done when transporting live fish
Was great finally meeting you guys. Thanks to you, Joel, Jimmy and everyone. Sorry i was braindead after the 12 hour straight drive
I hear ya! Thanks for coming by. I'm still trying to recover my voice!
Hey Corey I’m just got in too the fish hobby it is the best you give me tips on what fish to get and how to do stuff with them you are just the best
Hey Cory,
Can you do a species profile on the Denison Barb please?
Great info! Tanks. ~Ron
Hey Cory. I picked up some Bumblebee Oto's today from my LFS wetspot. Ever had experience with them? I read they're impossible to keep. I like challenges, though!
+Unlucky do you have access to live black worms or daphnia? That makes t super easy
Aquarium Co-Op I'll have to drive back out to Portland to get some. I tried reading up to find out what they eat since they're unlike other oto's and neither of those were mentioned so that's some amazing info. Thank you Cory! I love these tutorial videos by the way.
Great video! The flood scene had me laughing😂 keep up the great work & thank you for sharing!
Are you going to custom paint your new bank and if so can we get a update on it in the future
Very helpful! I need to move my fish about three days away to our new home, and have been looking for ways to do it.
Did they survive your move
That's crazy, I learn a bunch from you, thank you
I just wanna see your new rack already. Lol its right on the other wall so close so bummed
I use gallons of spring water.
I like your episodes I watch it every episodes
Thanks for an excellent and informative video.
L 397 -- WOW!
I think whoever makes those pleco banks will soon be rich!
Great tips.
Hello,
Any tips for traveling on a plane with 7 koi, 4 clown loaches, 2 black ghost knife. I will be going to a local pet shop for pure oxygen...flight time around 17hrs
nice to know
Where can i get a pleco piggy bank?
Cory great content. You have converted me over to sponge filters running off of air pumps. Could you do a video on sizing/flow levels etc for the air pumps on single and multiple tank size please
#AquariumCoop *LMAO Love your guys vids. Good laughs, good info, & good times. what could be better. Also Love the Comment section in this vid too! Thumbs Up!!!*
Pleco madness
very helpful, thanks
Tha cap looks good on you!
Thank you for a very informative video !
Hey all, am I okay transporting fish from my old apt to my new apt (20min drive) via buckets with same tank water?
yes...no problem. Get a lid for the bucket though.
thanks for vid. we are moving 2200 miles away, the actual drive will be maybe 2,500 miles to TX... i will check out those totes, but if i was to replace water each day, can i use bottled spring or distilled ?? i'd be happy to use the regular tetra aquasafe... but we'll push, we plan on having a heater (plug into outlet in van)... it may be 4 days between out of the tank, and back into new tank... thoughts?? THANKS IN ADVANCE. GOD BLESS!
hi, i love the videos of 2 channels, but a time ago the videos are so dark (dark colors, etcs), i dont know why. Thanks, regards!
How do you transport and keep fish alive while you are on collecting trips? Peru for example.
great tips as always Cory!
8 days to get home, I was wondering if starting QT meds in the hotel room would be a good idea so they don’t get ICH or Fluke infested while traveling? Your QT has taught me a lot and because of you I have not lost any fish since following your advice :) Thank you Cory
Cory is funny haha
Good video guys.
Would you do this if you where picking up an order of two albino bristlenose plecos at a facility instead of having them shipped if they are packaged as if they are going to be shipped? I'm picking up an order on Tuesday afternoon at Aquatic Arts then staying at a cabin for two nights and returning home on Thursday afternoon. This is only a two hour drive at most for me. Thoughts?
The L397 are rare there? L397 are one of the more common L numbers here in Australia.
Hey Cory, is there a reason you don't just being something like a sponge filter with you in a sealed bag/Bucket ?
+Ricci Lam uh mostly cause it wasn’t needed. I could have but you need water levels higher to really do much.
@@AquariumCoop The bacteria would also die pretty quickly if they are in a sealed bag. If driving, you could just put it in a cooler, for example, and use a battery operated bubbler. They are around $15. That would work. I'd only do this though if the travel time with the fish was longer than 2 days. If traveling, don't feed your fish.
Our ph is high in Chicago and gh it's okay kh is very low
Any experience putting a heater in a tote? I’m nervous about melting
Hey Corey, When if your next live feed and how do we join it? Also whats the easiest way and the most inexpensive way to get glass to replace a broken side of an aquarium?
+John Regnell Tuesday at 10am pst is the next stream. Just be on a computer or laptop and there should be chat next to the video.
Our house is always at 82 plus or minus 😂
Eyy another update video
1 PPM NH3 = 2.7 PPM NO2 = 3.64 PPM NO3, Just spreading the word.
Could you elaborate?
1ppm ammonia equals 3.64ppm nitrate when converted
Wow after all that, they can stay in a bag for 3 days, no water changes? So just moving 8 hours, I should be plenty fine with 10 danios and 2 corydoros in a tote or cooler...
Cool
Could not find bags for my fishes, I got round containers 3 inches high 5” diameter. Is it safe if so how many fish by containers 4 tetra, my frendly betta and some snails. I would appreciate your concern on this matter.
Do you find the test strips accurate enough to pick up ammonia and nitrites, so they could be used between liquid tests? Interesting video, it’s nice to see how you have the fishes welfare in mind at all times. 😊👍
+Deanne Sherriff definitely
Do you think this would work for very large 8 inch orandas? I have to move from Austin to New Jersey
I know this is an older video so I may not get a replay but I thought I’d try! I plan to travel about 2 hours away and bring home some fish. Wow the help of this video & Irene’s quarantine tank video, I have a tote ready with a heater and Co-Op nano air pump! Do I put tank water in from my home aquariums? Or just hotel tap water? Not sure which would be best for corycats, silvertip tetra, and a dwarf gourami. Thanks!
I'd do just the tank water if it's only gong to be like 1-2 days.
@@AquariumCoop Thanks! I don’t know what I’d do without you & your channel!
I brought a 3 gallon and a 5 gallon into a hotel and stayed there for a month
During corona virus noone came to clean rooms
I’m traveling with a single betta fish for 5 days in a car to California... I’m stopping at hotels every night. All I have is food and a tiny container. Any tips? Fast?
I wouldn’t feed. Just fast them during the trip
I know this is an older video so I may not get a response but I'm planning a move in the next 3 months and am still a beginner in the hobby so its my first move with fish.
I have a ten gallon with a betta, 12 neon tetras, and a few otos. It's about a 2.5 hour drive, so I'm planning on getting a 6.6 gallon ziploc tote. I kept the tub my betta originally came in and was planning on separating the betta in the tub and floating that inside the bigger tote.
With it being a shorter drive, will I need any kind of aeration during the trip itself? We're moving over a couple of days so the fish are getting their own trip down so I won't have to worry about unloading anything else and can get them set back up right away.
Should I plan to get a separate tote for the neons and the otos, or even just have a second one to bring down the rest of the water so that I don't shock them with a water change right away? And any advice for moving my sponge filter/filter media so that I can minimize the risk of crashing my cycle with the move?
Will they survive
You're in WI? I live here! HI! 😉
+Amanda Salgado hello, we will be back ;)
i am going to travel 4 hours with 2 male bettas and 2 mystery snails. what is the best way i should travel with them?
Those fish would not survive without speedy Cory.
How many corydoras do you have???
Slosh!
What kind of bags would you recommend for a consumer to buy to bring fish on short trips for example your local fish store?
+bigblue2456 prolly just normal bags you can get from your local store would be fine.
A cooler is better.
awesome video, any tips for larger fish such as an oscar? I take it just a larger tote?
+Austen Whitcher mostly travel with low water so it has to be on its side so it doesn’t thrash around as much
A cooler. Also, don't feed it for two days before traveling and don't feed it while traveling.
Keep the temperature cooler to keep their metabolism low, so as to not need food. Also, need an air out hole on the lid, mate, amd a small bag of carbon to help with waste.
what the name of the music at 10:00 ?
Any tips for two male betas on a 12 hour drive from Florida to Virginia ?
Should be easy, just put them in like large tupperware half filled with water and make sure they don't get too hot.
@@AquariumCoop And not the same tupperware container!
What show/convention was this that you went to?
+Kelli Dalton this was cataclysm.
RC car body reamer to punch holes
Could anyone help me out. Looking to buy a tank with the dimensions of 24"L x 24"W x 18"H (inch's). Is this a strange dimension or something can't even find a single one online. But i think these dimensions would be perfect.
+Matthew B I think you can get a 24 inch cube fairly easy from marineland
okay thanks :) i'll get the 24 inch cube then.
Side note thanks for all the informative info over the past year and a month. You and King of DIY. Have gotten me back into fish keeping.
You both sell the hobby perfectly, keep up the good work.
What event was going on in Madison? I'm from Milwaukee
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I want to move my 14 goldfish fish and Red eared slider by car from cali to North Carolina.
First comment yay
1 dislike people, what the heck what about this video did you not like
It was the female he left on the bed ;)
haha
good one
Cory I'm disappointed you should have brought never clog air stones
+Nate Vanderloon yeah I forgot when packing
All good I’m just teasing but I will never buy any other type of airstone now love those